California redwoods suffer from effects of climate change-fueled weather whiplash
At hundreds to thousands of years old, California’s iconic redwoods — the tallest trees in the world — have truly stood the test of time. But all of our atmospheric river storms have left them with a case of weather whiplash in this age of climate change. Todd Dawson is one of the only researchers in the world to explore an ecosystem few of us have ever seen up close before; he and his team are expert tree climbers, conducting research at the tops of the redwoods more than 200 feet high. … Dawson, a professor of integrative biology and environmental science policy & management at UC Berkeley, said the weather extremes are taking a toll on California’s official state trees. Dawson said coast redwoods and giant sequoias are now dealing with weather whiplash.
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